Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 13, 2023 / Notices 86371 

ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation 

may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

identified in this notice. 

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

not identified in this notice who shows, 

by a preponderance of the evidence, that 

the requestor is a lineal descendant or 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects in this 

notice to a requestor may occur on or 

after January 12, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Sierra National Forest must 

determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests 

for joint repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

are considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The Sierra National 

Forest is responsible for sending a copy 

of this notice to the Indian Tribes and 

Native Hawaiian organizations 

identified in this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: December 6, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27363 Filed 12–12–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–NCR–NAMA–NPS0036844; 

PPNCNAMAN70, PPMPSPD1Z.YM00000 

(222); OMB Control Number 1024–0021] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; National Capital Area 

Application for Public Gathering 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the National Park Service (NPS) are 

proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

suggestions on the information 

collection requirements should be 

submitted by the date specified above in 

DATES to http://www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under Review—Open for 

Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Please provide a copy 

of your comments to the NPS 

Information Collection Clearance Officer 

(ADIR–ICCO), 13461 Sunrise Valley 

Drive, (MS 244) Reston, VA 20192 

(mail); or phadrea_ponds@nps.gov 

(email). Please reference OMB Control 

Number 1024–0021 in the subject line of 

your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Marisa Richardson, 

Permit Specialist, at marisa_

richardson@nps.gov (email); or 202– 

245–4715 (telephone). Please reference 

OMB Control Number 1024–0021 in the 

subject line of your comments. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point of 

contact in the United States. You may 

also view the ICR at https:// 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we 

provide the general public and other 

Federal agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on new, proposed, revised, 

and continuing collections of 

information. This helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand our information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on January 

12, 2023 (88 FR 2121). We did not 

receive any comments in response to 

that notice. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we are again soliciting 

comments from the public and other 

Federal agencies on the proposed ICR 

that is described below. We are 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility. 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used. 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected. 

(4) How might the agency minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of response. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. Before including your 

address, phone number, email address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Abstract: The Division of Permits 

Management of the National Mall and 

Memorial Parks is authorized by 

regulations codified in 36 CFR 7.96(g) to 

issue permits for public gatherings, 

including special events and 

demonstrations, held on NPS property 

within the National Capital Area. The 

regulations reflect the special demands 

on many urban National Capital Area 

parks used as sites for demonstrations 

and special events. A special event is 

defined as any presentation, program, or 

display that is recreational, entertaining, 

or celebratory in nature (e.g., sports 

events, pageants, celebrations, historical 

reenactments, regattas, entertainments, 

exhibitions, parades, fairs, festivals, and 

similar events). The term 

‘‘demonstration’’ includes 

demonstrations, picketing, 

speechmaking, marching, holding vigils 

or religious services, and all other forms 

of conduct that involve the 

communication or expression of views 

or grievances. We use NPS Form 10–941 

‘‘Application for a Permit to Conduct a 

Demonstration or Special Event in Park 

Areas’’ to collect information that is 

used to identify the nature of the 

proposed activity and determine the 

statutory authority to grant the permit. 

Title of Collection: National Capital 

Area Application for Public Gathering. 

OMB Control Number: 1024–0021. 


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86372 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 13, 2023 / Notices 

Form Number: NPS Form 10–941, 

‘‘Application for a Permit to Conduct a 

Demonstration or Special Event in Park 

Areas’’. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals, organizations, businesses, 

and State, local, or tribal governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 1,890. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 7,166. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 0.5 hours to 1.5 

hours, depending on activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 6,617. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: The estimated annual nonhour burden cost associated with this 

information collection is 169.920 ($120 

× 1,416 applicants). A $120.00 

application fee is submitted to recover 

the cost of processing the request. There 

is no application fee for permits to cover 

First Amendment activities. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Phadrea Ponds, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

National Park Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27253 Filed 12–12–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037052; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Kansas State University, Manhattan, 

KS 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Kansas 

State University has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects and has 

determined that there is no cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and associated funerary objects and any 

Indian Tribe. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from Geary County, KS. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Megan Williamson, 

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, 

and Social Work, Kansas State 

University, 204 Waters Hall, 1603 Old 

Claflin Place, Manhattan, KS 66506– 

4003, telephone (785) 532–6005, email 

mwillia1@ksu.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA. The 

determinations in this notice are the 

sole responsibility of Kansas State 

University. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. Additional information 

on the determinations in this notice, 

including the results of consultation, 

can be found in the inventory or related 

records held by Kansas State University. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from the Elliot site, 14GE303, 

in Geary County, KS. The Elliott site 

was first excavated in the fall of 1970, 

by Dr. Patricia J. O’Brien of Kansas State 

University. The area designated the 

Elliott site is assigned a single site 

number, but it is not a continuous 

debris scatter. Rather, it is comprised of 

several discrete clusters of material 

culture that span the Early Plains 

Archaic through the Middle Ceramic 

periods. Accordingly, each cluster has 

been assigned a separate site number. 

Thus, in addition to the 14GE303 

number, the following 12 additional 

State of Kansas archeological site 

numbers pertain to this locality: 

14GE310, 14GE311, 14GE312, 14GE313, 

14GE322, 14GE401, 14GE625, 14GE626, 

14GE627, 14GE628, 14GE629, and 

14GE630. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects listed in this 

notice come from the cluster at the 

Elliott site designated 14GE312, which 

demonstrates a Woodland-era 

affiliation. In 1971, 1972, and 1982, 

additional excavations were conducted 

at 14GE312. The resulting assemblages 

were processed and cataloged in the 

field and then removed to the 

archaeology laboratory at Kansas State 

University for analysis, reporting, and 

curation, where they have since 

remained. The 28 associated funerary 

objects are 19 bone beads (whole and 

fragmented), eight animal bone 

fragments, and one bone tool. 

Aboriginal Land 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice were 

removed from known geographic 

locations. These locations are the 

aboriginal lands of one or more Indian 

Tribes. The following information was 

used to identify the aboriginal land: 

treaties. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes, Kansas State University 

has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of two individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 28 objects described in this 

notice are reasonably believed to have 

been placed with or near individual 

human remains at the time of death or 

later as part of the death rite or 

ceremony. 

• No relationship of shared group 

identity can be reasonably traced 

between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects and any 

Indian Tribe. 

• The human remains and associated 

funerary objects described in this notice 

were removed from the aboriginal land 

of the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Pawnee 

Nation of Oklahoma; The Osage Nation; 

Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort 

Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; and 

the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes 

(Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), 

Oklahoma. 

Requests for Disposition 

Written requests for disposition of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

Responsible Official identified in 

ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition 

may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes identified in this notice. 

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

not identified in this notice who shows, 

by a preponderance of the evidence, that 

the requestor is a lineal descendant or 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization, or who 

shows that the requestor is an aboriginal 

land Indian Tribe. 

Disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after January 12, 2024. If competing 

requests for disposition are received, 

Kansas State University must determine 

the most appropriate requestor prior to 

disposition. Requests for joint 


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